Horror Vacui (other)
Horror vacui can refer to: *Horror vacui (art), a concept in art approximately translated from Latin ''fear of empty spaces'' *Horror vacui (physics), a physical postulate * ''Horror Vacui'' (film), a 1984 German satirical film * ''Horror Vacui'' (album), by Linea 77 *''Horror Vacui'', a composition by Jonny Greenwood Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is an English musician and composer. He is the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the alternative rock band Radiohead, and has written numerous film scores. Along with his elder brother, th ...

Horror Vacui (art)
In visual art, horror vacui (, ; ), also referred to as kenophobia (from ), is the filling of the entire surface of a space or an artwork with detail. In physics, '' horror vacui'' reflects Aristotle's idea that "nature abhors an empty space." Origins Italian art critic and scholar Mario Praz used this term to describe the excessive use of ornament in design during the Victorian age. Other examples of horror vacui can be seen in the densely decorated carpet pages of Insular illuminated manuscripts, where intricate patterns and interwoven symbols may have served "''apotropaic'' as well as decorative functions." The interest in meticulously filling empty spaces is also reflected in Arabesque decoration in Islamic art from ancient times to present. The art historian Ernst Gombrich theorized that such highly ornamented patterns can function like a picture frame for sacred images and spaces. "The richer the elements of the frame," Gombrich wrote,"the more the centre will gain in dig ...
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Horror Vacui (physics)
In physics, horror vacui, or plenism (), commonly stated as "nature abhors a vacuum", is a postulate attributed to Aristotle, who articulated a belief, later criticized by the atomism of Epicurus and Lucretius, that nature contains no vacuums because the denser surrounding material continuum would immediately fill the rarity of an incipient void. He also argued against the void in a more abstract sense (as "separable"), for example, that by definition a void (equivocally?) itself, is nothing, and following Plato, nothing cannot rightly be said to exist. Furthermore, insofar as it would be featureless, it could neither be encountered by the senses, nor could its supposition lend additional explanatory power. Hero of Alexandria challenged the theory in the first century AD, but his attempts to create an artificial vacuum failed. The theory was debated in the context of 17th-century fluid mechanics, by Thomas Hobbes and Robert Boyle, among others, and through the early 18th century by ...
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Horror Vacui (film)
'' Horror Vacui ''(german: Horror Vacui - Die Angst vor der Leere) is a 1984 German avant-garde film directed by Rosa von Praunheim. The film was shown at international film festivals and in 1985 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Plot Shot in a neo-expressionist style, the film is a satire on cults of any kind. The plot follows Frankie and Hannes, a young gay couple living in Berlin. One is studying art and the other medicine. Their happy life is disrupted when Frankie attends a lecture and quickly becomes involved in a sinister cult operating as a self-help group called "Optimal Optimism". 'Madame C', a former Nazi Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in ... party member, is the leader of 'Optimal Optimism'. When the cult members find out that Frankie is gay, ...
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Horror Vacui (album)
Horror Vacui is the sixth studio album from the Italian nu metal band, Linea 77. It was released on February 8, 2008. It is the first work produced by Universal and in which Linea 77 collaborated with the producer Toby Wright. The title of the album is linked to cenophobia and the theme of the emptiness of life. Track listing #"The Sharp Sound of Blades" - 3:48 #"Sempre meglio" - 3:16 #"Grotesque" - 3:03 #"Il mostro" - 4:24 #"Sogni risplendono" (feat. Tiziano Ferro) - 3:38 #"My Magic Skeleton" - 3:43 #"Penelope" - 3:57 #"Mi vida" - 3:49 #"Overload" - 4:10 #"La nuova musica italiana" - 4:54 #"Touch 2.0" - 2:48 #"Kings" (iTunes iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mul ... Bonus Track) - 3:54 #"Pete" (DeeJay Store Bonus Track) - 3:46 Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Horr ...
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